Surprisingly high fraction of dead galaxies found in ancient galactic city
Why cluster’s galaxies are unlike those in all the other known protoclusters is a mystery, says UC Riverside-led team
Astronomers explain origin of elusive ultradiffuse galaxies
UC Riverside astronomer and colleagues use simulations to reveal how the very faint dwarf galaxies are born
How a supermassive black hole originates
UC Riverside-led study points to a seed black hole produced by a dark matter halo collapse
Astronomers offer possible explanation for elusive dark-matter-free galaxies
UC Riverside-led study finds extreme tidal mass loss in dwarf galaxies formed in a simulation
Graduate student’s BADASS code has astronomical benefits
Open-source code developed at UC Riverside is free, versatile, and easy to use
Scientists precisely measure total amount of matter in the universe
UC Riverside-led team’s technique relied on determining the mass of galaxy clusters
Newly discovered planet survived the death of its star
Astronomers report what may be the first example of an intact planet closely orbiting a white dwarf
Physicists explain mysterious dark matter deficiency in galaxy pair
A new theory about the nature of dark matter helps explain why a pair of galaxies about 65 million light-years from Earth contains very little of the mysterious matter, according to a study led by a physicist at the University of California, Riverside. Dark matter is nonluminous and cannot be...
Newly discovered planet zips around baby star in a week
The discovery gives scientists a front seat to the earliest stages of planet formation
Carbon monoxide detectors could warn of extraterrestrial life
For some distant worlds, carbon monoxide may actually be compatible with a robust microbial biosphere
The vibrating universe: Making astronomy accessible to the deaf
UC Riverside astronomers develop educational workshop converting astronomical phenomena into vibrations that can be felt rather than heard
Study provides new insight into why galaxies stop forming stars
A team of UCR-led scientists get best measure yet of why star formation stopped in galaxy clusters in the early universe
Early opaque universe linked to galaxy scarcity
Team led by UC Riverside astronomer George Becker used the Subaru telescope to make the discovery